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destroyed. The FIRE worked southerly,
burning every thing in that direction. The
loss is $500, 900, with insurance Of $11O,-:

OUO. 1920
The exchange Of verbal assurances of
peace between the German representatives
and the French minister of foreign IRIS,
does not effect the belief in official circles
that war cannot be long averted The stu
alton in Alsace- Lorraine increases the
difficulty daily. The frontier posts on
leach side have ceased to exchange courte-
i sizes and act as if war might break out any
minute. The police force in Alsace-Lor-
raine has been strengthened and q special
department. watches for French malcon-
tents. Under this system explosions are
| increasing.
Pensions granted: Minnesota. N.
Kelley, Bloomington; G. Wallace, Blue
Earth City; J: .W. W. Poison, Hancock.
lncrease-C. Z. Weber, Walnut Grove D.
Paul, Etna; A. Gardner, Window; T.. Hall,
Green Prairie; G. MADDEN, Auburn; w. III.
Helsper, Freeport. Dakota-E. A. Kent.
Kulness. Increase-A. L. Thayer, Freder-
lex; G. Sandberg, Odell; j. Meyer, Colfax;
.. p. Wood, Springfield. Postmasters
Commission New Salem, L.
e.. Nohl
James G. Blaine has purchased from
Thos. 81. Sherman, for 81, 500 a piece OF
property on Meridian Hill, fronting IS
feet on Sixteenth street and $50 feet on
Huron street.
Col. Dick Bright, the well known ex-ser-
geant-at-arms OF the United States senate,
is doing a very profitable law business in
New York city.
The total number OF persons konwn to
have persisted in the mine disaster at
Nanaimo, B. c., is 169, of whom 80 were
Chinese and LOT whites. More than half
OF the white men leave families. The
dominion government is to be asked by
the members from British Columbia for a
grant towards relieving the wives and fam
lies OF the miners killed.
James w. Hyatt OF Connecticut may
possibly succeed Treasurer Jordan.
The mystery surrounding the shooting of
Mrs. Tarbell near Elkhorn, Wis, has been
cleared up by the confession OF Tarbell,
who broke down completely while in Jail
and made clean breast OF the crime.
! He say she deliberately shot his wife in
the head.
The number OF victims at Nanaimo, B..
! T., is placed at 1S9.
| At Highmore, Oak, Anders Olsen, a.
Norwegian farmer, was Jailed on a charge
OF poisoning his wife, who was found dead
| in bed.
Z. j. Potter began his railroad career as
station agent at Abba, Iowa, at a salary
OF $50 a month. When he resigned from
the Burlington he was in receipt OF 81 500
a month, and on the Union Pacific will re.
| ceive the highest salary of any general
manager in the United States. Per contra,
certain Chicago railway official, who five
years ago was receiving a salary OF SIS. 900
q year, three months ago accepted a place
in railway office at Chicago at $50
month.
Paul Grottkau, the anarchist, who made
incendiary speeches at Milwaukee Garden
last May, was sentenced to one year at
hard labor in the house of correction by
Judge Sloan. Grottkau will be held at the
county jail for a week in order to allow
his attorney to appeal to the supreme
court for a new trial on writ Of error. At
the end OF that time he will be taken to
does not grant stay OF proceedings.
The controller OF the currency authoriz-
ed the Western National Bank OF the City
OF New York to begin business with a CAPT
tai OF So, 100000. The officers are: Dam
lei Manning, president, and Ferdinand
Blankinham, cashier.
John Flynn of Marquette has been shut
up in a house for twenty years.
All four of the McCoys who killed DR..
Northrup at Haverhill, Ohio have been
indicted for murder in the first degree.
Large forest fires are raging on the line
OF the South Shore railroad. In Michigan
great damage is feared A very dry and
strong wind prevails. Rock River village
is menaced with destruction. Thousands
OF cords OF wood have been destroyed.
The convention of the Reading employ
es representing fifty Knights OF Labor as
semblies between Philadelphia and the
coal regions, refused to endorse the strike
IN the coal regions proposed by the Miners
and Laborers' Amalgamated association.
At Omaha, Neb., William A. Holdschni-
der OF Harlan, Iowa, was found dead in
bed with his throat cut. He left note
stating the cause OF suicide to be that he
was driven from home by his wife, who
took up with another man.
Robert Garrett, OF the Baltim ore & Ohio
railroad company. is. the most elegantly
dressed man in that corporation.
Col. George Warning OF Newport, R. T., has
gone to San Diego, Call, to take charge OF
the costly system OF city improvements
there.
Postoffice discontinued: Wisconsin: Man
| itowoc Rapids, Manitowoc county. Post
masters commissioned-Min New
Rome, G. Knapp. Fourth-class post
masters appointed Wisconsin,: Beef
Slough, G. Scott; Belleville, A. Peterson
Camp Lake, j. H. Money; Cochrane, j. Rob
rer; kolb, P. Kolb; Manning j. Benson; Pos.
kin, c. Larson; Whitley. H. w. Eldridge; Bob
Creek, A. Muller; Bridgeport, J. f. Smith;
Buck Creek, F.Brewer; Cadott. F. Hamlin
City Point, D. M. King Houlton, A. Lerue
Lodi, j. Mills; Leland, f. c. Klipstein
Reeve, +. 3. Neighbour; Silver Spring, G.
Hammer, ST.; Stark w. Warn.
Up to this time ~ railroad companies
| have filed with the interstate commerce
commission formal petitions asking to be
relieved from section 4 of the law. Prob
ably as many more have been received
and returned for furture information A
much larger number has been received from
trade organizations, private corporations
and individuals, protesting against the
suspension OF section it particular cases.
4 The queen received at Buckingham palace
/ the corporation OF London. which called
by appointment to present a jubilee adj
dress on behalf Of the city. In response,
the queen, after giving thanks, said: 1t
#gives me great satisfaction to recall how
much OF the prosperity OF my reign is ow-
i3g, under God, to the sound sense and
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